Originally posted by whoaitslen2
are they the red red/black sheephead like on the westcoast? i caught those before.. fried it up in tempura mix and it tasted pretty good. and then again im one of those fobs that eat anything 
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yeh, here on the westcoast, they start off as female and then become male ... that's when they go from a salmonish color to the black head/tale, red body... anyway, i really like to eat them :yumyum:
minimum keep size is 12" i think... here's a link:
http://www.scubanaked.com/fish/californiasheephead.html